Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 660, Specialties of Mogadishu
On the streets of Mogadishu, Du Mingen, who had been here for two days, wandered around very casually, which was his usual habit.

Every time I go to a place, I first establish a good relationship with the local government. Basically, it can be done by sending a set of glass products. It doesn't need to be too much effort, and there are very few people who are greedy enough to eat up Du Mingen's entire fleet. people.

Of course, when I was in Tianzhu, I still met such a greedy local snake, who bluntly asked for half of Du Mingen's ships and goods. As a result, Du Mingen would naturally tell him why the flowers were so popular.

The Miyun cannon on the ship was not made of clay. After a savage bombardment, the other party obediently surrendered and paid Du Mingen a sum of gold as compensation.

After building a good relationship with the local government, they usually try to get as much information as possible from the local government, such as what special products, what minerals, what powerful countries are around, what things are rich here, and so on.

This information is very important, which is related to the issue of future trade routes.

Du Mingen came out to open up the sea route not to do good deeds, but to prepare for the follow-up overseas trade. In the end, it was all for money, because only money can be given to merchants to travel thousands of miles across the sea. It's only the gods who are talking about here.

After learning some information from the government, Du Mingen would go around to have a look around, go shopping, and find out by himself, but this kind of understanding was often limited to local products.

"As expected of a place rich in frankincense and myrrh, the quality of the frankincense and myrrh here is top-notch, but the price is extremely cheap!"

Du Mingen wandered around casually, and the two things he saw the most were frankincense and myrrh, which are specialties here.

These two things are also a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. They were first introduced to the land of China by the Tianzhu people during the Three Kingdoms period. They are extremely valuable Chinese medicines.

Frankincense is the resin secreted by the olive plant frankincense tree. It has many functions, such as promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and relieving pain. It has a good effect on women's irregular menstruation and amenorrhea. It is said that it has many effects.

In Daming, it is an extremely rare and precious Chinese medicinal material. Because only a small amount was imported from the Western Regions, Southeast Asia and other places, the price is extremely expensive, and the price is comparable to gold.

Myrrh is also the resin secreted by the olive plant, chrysanthemum. Its main function is to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. It also has the effects of relieving pain, reducing swelling and promoting muscle growth.

Similar to frankincense, myrrh is also an extremely valuable Chinese herbal medicine in Daming, and the price is very expensive.

"Yeah, let's take a boatload of this frankincense and myrrh back and send it!"

The entourage beside Du Mingen nodded and said.

The advantage of going overseas is that you can increase your knowledge here. Many things that are common and common overseas are expensive in Ming Dynasty, and the price is comparable to gold.

When they were in Myanmar, they saw a lot of jade and jade. There are so many jade and jade in Myanmar, and even some bad jade and jade are used to pave roads, and the price is very cheap.

In Ceylon, gemstones are produced here. There are many kinds of gemstones, the quality is very good, and the price is very cheap. A few glass beads can be exchanged for a pile of gemstones.

Now when we come to Mogadishu, where the bones are full, there is a lot of frankincense and myrrh, and the value is very cheap. When these things are transported back to Daming, they are almost the same as gold.

"I heard people say that after returning to Daming this time, you plan to go overseas to do business by yourself?"

Du Mingen looked at Pang Rulong and asked with a smile.

"Hmm~"

"It was only when I went to the sea that I realized that making money is so simple. It is nothing more than selling our Ming silk, porcelain, glass products and sugar overseas, and then selling overseas spices, jade, gems, emeralds, corals, and jewelry. , Agarwood, etc. were sold back to our Daming."

"One trip back and forth, with a boat, you can easily earn hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and you don't have to worry about money for the rest of your life."

"It's ridiculous that in the past we always planed food in the ground, with our faces facing the loess and our backs facing the sky all year round, and we couldn't even get enough to eat. If it wasn't for Mr. Liu, we might have starved to death."

Pang Rulong couldn't help sighing.

Like Tian Erniu, Zhao Houzi and others, he was born in poverty. Because he went to Beijing in the winter and recruited Xishan Coal Industry to make briquettes, and later because he was willing to study hard, he went to the Maritime Academy to study, so the trajectory of his life has changed so dramatically. The change.

"It's good to have ideas. If you're short of money or need help, just ask. We're all brothers at sea, and we can make money together!"

Du Mingen smiled and nodded, patted his shoulder and said.

Influenced by Liu Jin, he is very supportive of his brothers who want to fly solo.

The same is true for Liu Jin. The First Bank of Daming even launched a special loan program to provide loans to these crew members to buy ships and travel overseas.

"Thank you Lord Hou~"

When Pang Rulong heard this, he quickly expressed his thanks. It is not easy to go to sea. If the investment is large, with Du Mingen's support, it will be much simpler and easier.

"Guest from the East~"

"Can you take a look at my goods and keep them to your satisfaction~"

Du Mingen strolled around very casually, and all the people around looked at Du Mingen and his party in unison, full of curiosity about the Daming people from the far east.

Some daring businessmen will even take the initiative to come forward to chat and sell their goods.

No, a slightly dark-skinned businessman in a white robe stepped forward to talk with a smile on his face. His name was Faisal, his mother was a local Kunlun slave, and his father was an Arab from Middle Earth.

"Yeah~"

Du Mingen smiled and said, since he was fine anyway, he followed him to an open and open place, where there was a lot of people, it was very lively, and it was very noisy.

"My respected guest, I, Feisal, am also a very powerful businessman here in Mogadishu. As long as you can say something, I can find it for you."

Faisal kept bragging about his great strength as he walked.

Du Mingen smiled at this, from Tianzhu to the west, people in this area are very good at bragging, if you really believe in them, you will be deceived.

However, Feisal did have some strength, and soon brought Du Mingen and others to a place. After arriving here, he proudly said to Du Mingen: "My distinguished guest, these are my products."

"Look, this is ivory from the prairie~"

Faisal picked up a large ivory and said proudly.

"What a big ivory~"

When Du Mingen saw it, he couldn't help being slightly stunned. I saw a lot of ivory, and there are a lot of them in Nanyang, but compared with the ivory here, the ivory in Nanyang seems to be much smaller.

"This is the lion I bought from the Maasai~"

Feisal smiled, then pointed to a cage next to him and said proudly: "The lion is the king of the grassland. It will definitely be very valuable for guests to bring back to the far east."

Then he pointed to an iron cage next to it, in which a male lion was sleeping, and then he beat the iron cage vigorously, awakening the male lion inside.

"Ow~"

The lion seemed very upset. With a roar like thunder, Du Mingen, Pang Rulong and others couldn't help but change their colors slightly.

"Is this a lion?"

"The king of beasts?"

Du Mingen's eyes were shining, he came to the cage and looked carefully.

The land of China does not produce lions, but in the Tang Dynasty, there were big food merchants who paid tribute to lions, so in China, stories about lions are also spread, and stone lions can be seen in many places.

After all, a lion carved in stone is not as powerful as a live lion that I saw with my own eyes. The male lion is huge in size, with a very thick mane on its neck, and its mouth is wide open, enough to easily bite off a person's head.

"Tsk tsk, this is a lion, seeing it is better than hearing it~"

Du Mingen couldn't help laughing after reading it.

"I want your ivory, but this lion is too far away for us to go back, and it must be dead when we take it back."

Du Mingen looked at Feisal and said.

"Dear guest, look at these things again, this is diamond, the hardest thing in the world!"

Seeing that Du Mingen was willing to buy his own ivory, Feisal immediately smiled happier, then took out a cloth bag from his pocket, and grabbed a few shiny diamonds from it.

Diamonds are also commonly referred to as diamonds in later generations, and there are many of them in Africa.

"Diamond?"

Du Mingen picked up one and looked at it carefully.

"Is this diamond small?"

"Not as big as the gems of Ceylon."

"What is the use of this?"

Du Mingen looked at the diamond, which was only the size of a soybean, and couldn't help shaking his head.

This thing looks shiny, but its size is limited, and it doesn't seem to be useful.

"No, no, it's very useful. It's very hard. It's the hardest thing in the world. It can be used to cut things."

When Feisal heard this, he immediately explained again and again.

"That's fine, take some back~"

After listening to his explanation, Du Mingen pondered for a while, and decided to buy some back, since it doesn't take up space anyway, maybe it will be really useful.

"Distinguished guest, look at these slaves again. These slaves are all strong and strong slaves. It is very good to buy some to help with farming and working."

Feisal successfully sold the ivory and diamonds, and quickly pointed to the dark Kunlun slaves behind him, saying that all these Kunlun slaves were tied up with ropes, and they basically had no clothes on their bodies. come out.

"Kunlun slave?"

In fact, Du Mingen had noticed these Kunlun slaves a long time ago. Now that he heard Feisal's words and glanced over, he couldn't help but be speechless.

　He is poisonous weed and I am immortal grass. If you want to make a fortune, you still have to go out and have a look.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)